This residency is designed for elite engineers and former founders from the space sector ready to build their next venture from the ground up. You will leverage your technical expertise in orbital infrastructure or propulsion to identify high-impact problems, match with a world-class technical partner, and secure significant pre-seed backing.
Founder-in-Residence (Space) at Global deep-tech venture studio
Are you an elite engineer or former founder ready to build the next generation of space infrastructure? This highly selective residency provides the capital, technical network, and structured support needed to transition from expert operator to venture-backed founder. Moving between two of the world’s most influential tech hubs, you’ll join a cohort of peers from breakout space companies to solve the hardest problems in orbital tech and secure significant pre-seed funding. If you've shipped flight hardware or led core systems at a scaling startup, this is your path to building from zero to one.
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Location
London, UK & San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Global deep-tech venture studio
What you will do
- Collaborate with a cohort of high-caliber technical peers to validate massive commercial opportunities within the space and defense sectors.
- Design and prototype first-of-kind orbital infrastructure, propulsion systems, or mission-critical software for the next generation of space exploration.
- Develop a robust business model and pitch to secure follow-on funding from leading global technology investors and defense partners.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven track record of engineering ownership at a breakout space technology company or high-growth deep-tech startup.
- Deep technical mastery in propulsion, avionics, GNC, or space-adjacent fields like robotics, autonomous systems, or energy.
- Entrepreneurial drive demonstrated through previous founding experience or being an early, defining employee at a scaling technology firm.
Why this role is remarkable
- Access a structured pathway to launch a space-tech startup with immediate access to significant pre-seed capital and resources.
- Join a highly selective cohort of technical founders backed by top-tier global venture capitalists and industry pioneers.
- Benefit from a unique cross-continental ecosystem that bridges European engineering excellence with Silicon Valley’s scaling expertise and capital.
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